Thursday, August 27, 2015

September 1, 1951 ~ Once again, Tommy and I on my back porch where we played most of the time. And, no shoes on either of us! I'm sad that I don't know Tommy's last name, I don't even remember which house he lived in. Of course, we were all of three years old, so how much am I expected to remember? My sister thinks maybe he was a neighbor's grandson. When Mom was still living, I asked her, but she couldn't remember. Cute photo, though, and apparently we enjoyed each other's company. Thanks for the good times, Tommy.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

My sister and brother-in-law are here for a week. We spent today going to some of our favorite places. Started out at Buy TheSeason where my consignment booths are. We then enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Olive Garden. Then off to Grandin Village to Too Many Books and New To Me. We ended the day at BlackDog Salvage ~ one of my favorite places to go!! It was a fun relaxing day. We needed a rest after spending almost 5 hours yesterday completely overhauling my consignment booths. I am thrilled to have my space looking refreshed, clean, and inviting.We didn't go into Urban Gypsy, but I loved the colorful window backdrop, so I had to photograph it.

Monday, August 17, 2015

The sky in Virginia is gorgeous. Almost every evening, I am blessed with beauty up there. I have always been a sky watcher. In Ohio, once in a blue moon, I would notice a pretty sky. Since living here for the last 9 years, I have seen incredible cloud formations, colors, and sunsets just about every day/night. On clear nights, the stars are stunning. The sky is filled with stars and some are quite bright and they twinkle. Be sure to take the time to look up ~ you might be surprised by what you see.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

We do not become healers.We came as healers.We are.Some of us are still catching upto what we are.We do not become storytellers.We came as carriers of the storiesWe and our ancestors actually lived.We are.Some of us are still catching upto what we are.We do not become artists.We came as artists.We are.Some of us are still catching upto what we are.We do not become writers, dancers,musicians, helpers, peacemakers.We came as such.We are.Some of us are still catching upto what we are.We do not learn to love in this sense.We came as Love.We are Love.Some of us are still catching upto who we truly are.Poem and Photo ~ Brad Simkins, Spiritual Coach

Friday, August 14, 2015

Thursday, August 13, 2015

June, 1993 ~ At CPA Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, with Mr. Magic three years before we were married. We always had such fun at those conventions. Terry sold his Accounting Firm before we moved to Virginia.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

I've been watching these two babies darting in and out of the woods around the neighborhood for weeks, but had no opportunity to photograph them. They are quite a bit bigger now, but they finally came to visit in my backyard this morning.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Every time I looked at my dear Jake yesterday, my heart swelled with love. I feel so blessed and grateful that he recovered from his accident that occurred one year ago yesterday. This little guy brings so much joy into my life.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

It has been such a pleasure getting to meet and spend time with friend and fellow artist, Mariette Hebert, who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mariette has been here for a couple of weeks visiting her son and grandsons. Today, Tricia Scott and I had lunch with Mariette downtown Roanoke and then Mariette and I visited a couple of shops. She will be leaving soon to return home, but we will look forward to another visit in the future. In the meantime, we have facebook to keep in touch.

This is one of Mariette's mixed media paintings ~ a beautiful 14"x18" on canvas panel. I was honored to name this piece for Mariette, "A Plea For Peace", back in June.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Monday, August 3, 2015

19 years ago today, Mr. Magic and I said "I Do". UPS just delivered this beautiful surprise gift from Casey and Amanda. It is 36"x11", very colorful, and well done. I love it and I love you two!! Thank you for this special gift.

This is the Blue Moon photo that I took Friday night ~ The 2nd full moon for the month of July. (The 1st full moon was July 2nd.) We won't have two full moons in the same month again until 2018. I added the blue hue just for fun!

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Went to an estate sale in Glade Hill today. I took this photo of the Peaks of Otter. I don't know the names of any of the mountains so I relied on Phillip Morgan's help with this. The views were outstanding.

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"PAINT WHAT YOUR EYE CAN SEE AND GIVE IT A SOUL, YOUR SOUL, AND LET NOT THE ONLOOKERS MAKE JUDGEMENT ..... FILL YOUR MIND WITH THE WIND AND THE AIR AND COLORS OF EVERYTHING KNOWN TO MAN AND ANIMAL ALIKE."~Fabriozi 1471 - 1502 artist

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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

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"THERE IS A CRACK IN EVERYTHING.THAT'S HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN."~Leonard Cohen

"Poets and painters are outside the class system, or rather they constitute a special class of their own, like the circus people and the gypsies."~Gerald Brenan1894-1987author, historian

"TIME IS THE COIN OF YOUR LIFE. IT IS THE ONLY COIN YOU HAVE, AND ONLY YOU CAN DETERMINE HOW IT WILL BE SPENT. BE CAREFUL LEST YOU LET OTHER PEOPLE SPEND IT FOR YOU."~Carl Sandburg 1878 - 1967 writer, poet

Two shall be born a whole wide world apart and one day out of darkness they shall stand and read life's meaning in each other's eyes.

"THE MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION YOU CAN OWN IS AN OPEN HEART. THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON YOU CAN BE IS AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE." ~Carlos Santana

"NO LOVE, NO FRIENDSHIP CAN CROSS THE PATH OF OUR DESTINY WITHOUT LEAVING SOME MARK ON IT FOREVER."~Francois Mauriac

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... and he called me "artsy-craftsy"~ how foolish of me to think he understood my passion

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I AM A "SEARCHER"

"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.

For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves."

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I am THE LOVERS Tarot Card

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. THE LOVERS represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made. Originally, this card was just called LOVE. And that's acually more apt than "LOVERS." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that you have or will come across a person, a career, challenge, or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.